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  Cardio-fitness station with virtual- reality capabilityRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, Having Specific Electrical Feature, Monitors Exercise ParameterThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070042868. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/680,446, entitled "CARDIO-FITNESS STATION WITH VIRTUAL-REALITY CAPABILITY" and filed on May 11, 2005, and is hereby incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND [0002] Bicycling for competition has developed in Olympic sport and has given rise to a major sports equipment industry over the last decades. The quality of exercise and the entertainment value added by riding through countryside and next to other bikers has resulted in with a high interest in this activity. As an exercise, riding outdoors also has exhibited disadvantages for some people. For example, the ride cannot be interrupted at will, since one still has to ride to return if one is away some distance from home. Additionally, riding a real bicycle may prove to be dangerous for unskilled bikers and the elderly. Exercising in a fitness club or in one's home has become a preferred way for many individuals to exercise in the last decades. [0003] An entire industry has developed around providing fitness equipment for home and indoors exercise. The stationary exercise bicycle is a very popular exercise station due to the simplicity of motion necessary for exercise (rotating pedals) and the simplicity of manufacture. For this reason, many exercise equipment manufacturers have developed stationary bicycles with added features that provide a greater degree of control of the exercise (for example, varying resistance to pedaling depending on desired level of exercise) and monitoring of the exercise parameters on a suitable monitor (for example, heart rate monitoring and calorie dissipated). [0004] However, even though the exercise program may provide users with these additional features, people still find it tedious to exercise regularly. Equipment manufacturers have been addressing the entertainment issue by equipping their products with television sets and music playback. However, bicycling on or off a path through countryside and in company of other people is for many people more interesting than watching television during the exercise, and these features and form of entertainment have not been provided with stationary exercise equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0005] The present invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be understood as illustrative rather than limiting. [0006] FIG. 1 provides a photograph of an embodiment of an example cardio-fitness station. [0007] FIG. 2 provides an example image shown on the video screen in an embodiment. [0008] FIG. 3 provides an example illustration of the heads-up display in an embodiment. [0009] FIG. 4 provides a schematic illustration of the hardware elements of the cardio-fitness station in an embodiment. [0010] FIG. 5 provides a schematic illustration of the pedal assembly in an embodiment. [0011] FIG. 6 provides an example illustration of electrical interconnects between the alternator, electrical load, and the computer in an embodiment. [0012] FIG. 7 provides a schematic illustration of the steering assembly in an embodiment. [0013] FIG. 8 provides a schematic illustration of the gear shifter assembly in an embodiment. [0014] FIG. 9 provides an illustration of an example of a keypad front panel in an embodiment. [0015] FIG. 10 provides an illustration of an electrical control block diagram in an embodiment. [0016] FIG. 11 provides an illustration of exercise modes in an embodiment [0017] FIG. 12 provides an illustration of a Tour Mode sequence in an embodiment [0018] FIG. 13 provides an illustration of a Hardware control algorithm and operation states thereof in an embodiment. [0019] FIG. 14 provides an example of a video monitor image when a cardio-fitness station is on a TV Mode in an embodiment. [0020] FIG. 15 provides an example of a schematic of exercise mode actions with one user exercising in an embodiment. [0021] FIG. 16 provides an example of a schematic of exercise mode action when there are two users exercising on two cardio-fitness stations in communication in an embodiment. Continue reading... Full patent description for Cardio-fitness station with virtual- reality capability Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Cardio-fitness station with virtual- reality capability patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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